Statement on Departure of Secretary Gina Fiandaca
August 28, 2023
Kate Dineen, President & CEO, A Better City
"During her tenure, Secretary Fiandaca built a strong foundation for getting the MBTA back on track and for building a transportation system to meet future demands. Major wins include prioritizing safety initiatives, hiring an impressive slate of senior leadership, negotiating a bus operator contract that has already increased job applications by 356 percent, managing the Sumner Tunnel closure and unprecedented suite of public transit alternatives through the #DitchTheDrive campaign, and developing competitive federal funding applications for the I-90 Allston Multimodal Project, Cape bridges, and more. We wish Secretary Fiandaca all the best in her future endeavors and look forward to working with Acting Secretary Tibbits-Nutt, a seasoned transportation leader and longtime partner and collaborator, in building a more reliable, accessible, and world-class transportation system for our Commonwealth."
